Confession about drugs:

Heather1979 · April 2009

I already signed the release to the hospital indicating I want drugs- in the event I want them but the Dr said I can always change my mind. It's just harder to decide you want it at the last minute.

The real reason I want the drugs is because I'm afraid it will be too horrifying & that I will only have one child, and right now as an only child I want 3-4 kids.

Anyone else feel this way?

KatieTheMagnificent · April 2009

I'm going to suggest that you pick up a copy of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth.

It's NOT horrifying. It's the most natural thing a woman can do.

MrsButterfly_Brooks · April 2009

I'm not ashamed, I'm getting an epidural... They don't give you an award for not using any medication

lol.. Everyone has different opinions on it. I have a lot of respect for the women who can tolerate the pain w/out meds.. But, I'm just not one of them.. lol

CountryLady5811 · April 2009

I second the first poster... read the book! I had a 20+ hour labor and it was the most natural and by far the coolest thing I've ever done.

When I got pregnant, I dreaded the pregnancy because my last was so horrible but I'm really pumped and excited about delivery!!!

twobecomethree · April 2009

I'm getting an epidural too. i don't see anything wrong with using drugs during childbirth... if it makes it easier, why not use it? I know some folks want to do it naturally, and that's their choice... but getting an epidural is a choice too.

JulieandBen · April 2009

It's amazing how the human body 'forgets' about the pain of labor. If we didn't then we'd never have more than one child. With or without drugs you are still a mom. The outcome is the same.

KatieTheMagnificent · April 2009

I should add - I don't have any problems with getting an epidural. I had an epidural with my first delivery. But having that deep-seated fear, expecting this horrid experience won't help you at all. Won't help you during your pregnancy, won't help you during your birth. It's best to have a completely understanding of how the female body works and the processes behind actually having a baby - Ina May's Guide does just that. (All of the birth stories are unmedicated births, but that doesn't matter either. You can still pull tons of wonderful information from this book.)

Zack and Kristin 7.26.08 · April 2009

I agree! While I applaud the women who can do it naturally, I am opting for an epidural as soon as I walk in!!

pmarie33 · April 2009

I think it's personal choice. Sometimes you don't get a choice. I don't want to decide util I have to. But if the pain is too much, then give me the drugs. If it's bearable, I don't want them.

goldenleaves · April 2009

A woman I work with went all natural with all 3 of her kids, and still talks about how much she loved the experience. I don't know that I want to try drug-free labor and delivery, but she makes me less nervous for the whole thing!

iris427 · April 2009

There is nothing wrong with wanting an epidural (I had one during my delivery) but I hate to see people terrified of labor. It really isn't that bad--and I'm speaking as someone who had Pitocin, back labor and a c-section after 2 hours of pushing. I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

epopp85 · April 2009

JulieandBen:
It's amazing how the human body 'forgets' about the pain of labor.

Did you know that one of the hormones released by the placenta during l&d is actually to make you unable to form long term memories of pain? It's interesting that nature figured out a way to get us to procreate repeatedly lol.

MrsBunches · April 2009

Watch "The Business of Being Born." It shows real women in real labor and is soooooo different from the horrific image that most of us have thanks to the sensationalism of Hollywood movies. There's also a movie out called "Orgasmic Birth" that's I've been trying to get my hands on about women who have true birth orgasms and bring a baby into the world in sublime pleasure.

CJ2008 · April 2009

I'm not ashamed that i plan on getting one too. Not because I think I won't want to have more kids if I suffer through the pain, but because why not? people always talk about how its "so natural, you should keep it that way" but we live in a society where (thank goodness) we can experience the good parts of life without a lot of the bad. The most natural thing a woman does used to have an extremely high mortality rate, we've fixed that, why not get rid of some of the agony? If someone gets a splitting headache no one would say, suffer through it, don't take that advil. Why is this different?

historychick79 · April 2009

The reality is that it's hard to predict exactly how our bodies will handle delivery. For some women it's a nightmare, other's a smooth road, and most it's probably somewhere in between. I think about the fact there are women all over the world that don't have our comforts and conveniences going through labor every single day. I'd like to think I can be focused enough to handle this naturally, but I don't know what my body will do, and ultimately there aren't any bonuses to going naturally. As long as the baby is delivered healthy, that is my only goal during delivery.

mrsadamc 05 · April 2009

In college 'The Baby Story' was on every afternoon. I am 100% totally going the drug route. I have no desire to do this naturally. Science has progressed, why shouldn't childbirth?

mwalliser · April 2009

there's absolutely nothing wrong with wanting or taking the drugs... it's simply a personal choice. I will say that I went as close to natural as possible... but not exactly (I had IV drugs, but no epi)... and my labor went very well... very quick actually too (but there's lots of reasons for that). There's really no telling how your body will handle it... so signing the papers for the drugs in the event you want them is really probably a great idea. Saying you absolutely don't want them now, and then deciding while in labor that you do want them is probably not a good idea at all.

breech · April 2009

everyone and every birth is diffrent. my delivery with my son was sooo easy, i had not drugs, b/c i didnt need them. SO i THOUGHT that all those lady whinning about how hard child birth is were weenies. until... i had my daughter, then i knew, they werent whinny. it was true childbirth can SUCK. but you never know. and the good thing is after you get the baby in your arms, you really dont htink about how bad everything hurt. and the further away it has been since you had the baby, even if you labor totally sucked, you think, that wasnt that bad, i could do it again.( just my opinion if someone doesnt agree thats okay too) womens bodies are just made like that.

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